Four of Congress’s Amul Dairy directors join BJP in Gujarat
In a setback to the Congress, four directors of Amul Dairy—formerly Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers Union—belonging to the party joined the BJP in presence of state president C R Paatil in Gandhinagar on Saturday, bringing down the party tally to three. The four Amul directors are from Anand and Kheda districts— Gautam Chauhan (Mehmedabad), Sita Chandu…
Lord Krishna’s message on cows is still relevant’-Rupala at GIS UP
Inviting people to invest in UP’s dairy sector, Union minister for fisheries, animal husbandry and dairy minister Parshottam Rupala said that Lord Krishna’s message to the world that if you take care of cows then cows will take care of you, was relevant even today. Promising to give 500 mobile veterinary units to UP in…
JICA to fund in green hydrogen, dairy sectors in Himachal
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, after holding a meeting with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) at New Delhi on Thursday, said the agency will fund in green hydrogen, tunneling, dairy and sewerage sectors. A detailed meeting in this regard will be held at Shimla soon as the chief minister has asked JICA…
Celebrate February 14 as ‘Cow Hug Day’: Animal Welfare Board
While February 14 is usually celebrated as Valentine’s Day across the globe, the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI)has reportedly requested that it also be celebrated as ‘Cow Hug Day’!Not only this, but the statutory advisory body also urged the public in India to embrace cows on this day, claiming it would increase “individual and collective happiness” and bring…
Remilk defers plan for world’s largest precision fermentation facility
Israeli startup Remilk—one of the best-funded players in the nascent animal-free dairy space—has hit pause on plans to build a large-scale precision fermentation facility in Denmark and is instead ramping up production of whey protein (made by microbes, not cows) with a contract manufacturer in western Europe, which it claims will enable it to hit production…
Milk prices may go up as production goes down in Maharashtra
LOWER THAN-EXPECTED production mainly due to the warm winter has led to a crisis in the dairy industry of the state. With around a 6-8 per cent dip in daily procurement of milk across the state, dairies have not ruled out another procurement price rise in the state. Last week, the Pune Zilla Sahakari Dudh…
Indian Express 25th JAn 2023Amul elections: Shamal Patel to continue as GCMMF chairman
India, which has emerged as the highest milk producer in the world, has seen a 51 per cent increase in milk production during the last eight years. Replying to a question in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, said the milk production in the country increased from…
4 in 10 households have cut down or stopped buying milk
Four in ten Indian households are feeling the pinch of multiple increase in milk price in the last 12 months and have either cut down on quantity, shifted to lower priced alternatives or stopped buying milk, revealed the results of a survey conducted by LocalCircles. Most well-known dairy brands, whether cooperatives or start-ups, have raised the price of their…
Boosting Dairy Industry in J&K: Holistic Program to focus on AI
Jammu and Kashmir is home to a thriving bovine industry, with about 31.45 lakh bovines the region accounts for 1.04% of India’s total bovine population. Out of the total bovine population, 10.90 lakh cattle and buffaloes are considered breedable and have the potential to contribute towards region’s milk economy. As per ISS-2020-21, the annual milk…
94% acquittal rate under Haryana’s cow slaughter law in Nuh
Of the 69 cases decided by the Nuh district and sessions court under Haryana’s law against cow slaughter in the second half of 2022, only four have ended in conviction, an acquittal rate of 94%. Nuh, a district predominantly populated by Meo Muslims, has seen several cases of lynching and violence against local residents over allegations of cow…